Milly Clark
Milly Clark (born 1 March 1989) is an Australian long distance runner. She ran her first official marathon in 2015 in Amsterdam where she placed third[7] and qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics.[8] She placed 18th at the Olympics and was the first Australian runner to cross the line.[9]
![]() Clark at the 2016 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Amelia Jane Clark |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | 1 March 1989 |
Residence | Launceston, Tasmania |
Education | Drake University, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Steeplechase, 10,000 m, half marathon, marathon |
Club | UTAS/Tasmanian Institute of Sport |
Coached by | Philo Saunders[1] |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | Rio De Janeiro, 2016 |
Personal best(s) | 800m - 2:15.63 (2013)[2] 1500m - 4:21.52 (2017)[2] 3000m 9:08.33 (2017)[3] 3000 m Steeplechase – 10:01.43 (2012) 10,000 m – 33:24.89 (2017) 10K - 33.16 (2020)[4] Half Marathon – 1:10:48 (2016)[5] Marathon – 2:28.08 (2019)[6] |
Clark won the Australian 3000m steeplechase title in 2012[10] and placed third in the Zatopek 10,000 meter championship in 2013.[11] Clark first represented Australia at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff in 2016, where she placed 11th in a personal best time of 1:10.48. [5]Her personal best time for the marathon is currently 2:28.08, set at the Gold Coast Marathon in 2019, where she placed second.[6]
Clark's mother Margaret (nee Jack)[12] competed for Australia in gymnastics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the World Gymnastics Championships in 1979. Her aunt Elizabeth Jack is a former Olympic diver, representing Australia at Montreal in 1976.[13]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Milly Clark. |
- "Philo Saunders - Paralympics Australia".
- "Milly CLARK | Profile". worldathletics.org.
- "Win for Clark at NSW 3000 Championships". www.susf.com.au.
- "Results List". thetimingguysresults.com.
- https://wwf-marathon-championships/iaafcardiff-university-world-half-marathon-ch-7093751/results/women/half-marathon/final/result/
- "Kenyan holds out Aussie flyer in women's Gold Coast Marathon". Gold Coast Marathon.
- "Kipyego and Chepkirui battle the cold to win in Amsterdam| News". www.worldathletics.org.
- Milly Clark. nbcolympics.com
- Milly Clark. rio2016.com
- "Australian Championships - Women - 2011-12". athletics.possumbility.com.
- "Milly takes long way round to marathon". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/46871/
- "Milly Clark (NSW) | Athletics Australia". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2020.